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FG To Promote Credible Private Sector Operatives, Developers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 31, 2019
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment topromote credible private sector organisations and developers to mitigatehousing deficit in the country.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industry, Trade andInvestment Mr Edet Akpan, made this known in Abuja at the 4th Abuja InvestmentExpo.
The expo, with the theme, “Achieving Sustainable EconomicGrowth through Affordable Housing Delivery’’, was organised by the AbujaChamber of Commerce and Industry and Shelter Aid Organisation, an NGO.
Akpan said that the Federal Government had made effort infinding sustainable solution to housing deficit through various policies andprogrammes but could not meet up the housing needs of citizens.
He said it was against this background that the ACCIorganised the expo to come up with direction and policies that could lead tothe provision of needed affordable housing.


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FG To Provide 2,000 Additional Affordable Housing Units In Abuja - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 18, 2022
The Minister of State for Works and Housing, Mu’azu Sambo, made this known during an inspection of the Affordable Housing and Management Development Initiative in Gwagwalada, Abuja.
He said Nigeria’s population, which is about 200 million, had been projected to hit 400 million by 2050, explaining that the huge population would need affordable houses to live in.
He explained that his decision to visit the project in his first outing as a minister was deliberate, stressing that if the Federal Capital Territory FCT gets it right, it would be a template that would be replicated all over the country.
The Head of Public Private Partnership of the ministry, Abimbola Asein, said the affordable housing initiative was sitting on 113 hectares of land to ensure shelter for Nigerians, especially the low and middle income earners.

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FG To Push For Sustainable Awareness Campaign To Protect Environment – Perm. Sec - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 20, 2019
The Federal Ministryfor Environment says it would promote policies for nationwide sustainableawareness campaign on the importance of environmental protection.
The PermanentSecretary of the ministry Ibikun Odusote made this known in Kaduna at theopening of the 13 meeting of the National Council forEnvironment, NCE with the  theme: Promoting Environmental Advocacy forSustainable Development: A Panacea for Achieving the Next Level Agenda.
According to her, thecouncil would come up with policies that would create awareness on theconsequences of neglecting the environment on the society. She called forresearch and innovations to enhance sustainability of nature and securingquality environment conducive for good health and wellbeing of fauna and flora.
Earlier, Commissioner,Kaduna State Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Ibrahim Hussainsaid advocacy is a strong tool for promoting sustainable environmentalprotection practices.
In a remark, Director,Planning Research and Statistics, Federal Ministry of Environment, BolatitoBisesan called on participants to generate a roadmap for reversing adversitiesin the sector and build a buffer to wedge the rapidly degrading areas.

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FG To Revitalise Nigeria’s Textile Industry With BT Cotton - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 4, 2022
The Director-General, National Agricultural Biotechnology Development Agency NABDA, Abdullahi Mustapha, stated this at a one day cotton farmers’ and other stakeholders training workshop in Abuja.
He stated that the federal government determining to solve the challenge, has introduced commercialised Bt cotton in Nigeria, maintaining that the initiative is already been accepted by farmers.
Also speaking, the Country Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology, Rose Gidado, said the workshop was designed to keep farmers and stakeholders abreast with new trends in the cotton industry.

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FG To Sign MoU With Russian Firm On Ajaokuta - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 9, 2019
TheFederal Government will sign the Memorandum of Understanding with a Russianfirm for the resuscitation of the multi-billion naira Ajaokuta Steel RollingMill in January.
TheMinister of Mines and Steel, Olamilekan Adegbite, who said this today, said theFederal Government meant business in bringing back on stream, the steel rollingmill which had been down since the late President Shehu Shagari administration.
Theminister spoke during a facility tour of the National Steel Raw MaterialExploration Agency today in Kaduna State.
Adegbitenoted while addressing the management staff of the agency, that once theRussian contractors to handle the resuscitation of the mill are identified, theMoU would be signed and work would commence.
Accordingto him, funds for the resuscitation of the steel mill is already in place,adding also that a committee has been inaugurated to kickstart the project.
Hethen directed the Director-General of the National Steel Raw Material Agency,Umar Hassan, to nominate two persons to be part of the committee, saying thatthe agency was critical to the Ajaokuta project.

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FG To Spend N869bn On 2023 Census – Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 7, 2023
Minister of State for Finance, Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, announced this at an engagement for the 2023 Population and Housing in Abuja, where Nigeria sought support from the private sector and international donors for the census.
He explained that 626 billion naira would be spent on pre and during the census exercise, while 243 billion naira would be spent on post census.
Agba also said the government has so far spent 291.5 billion naira on the census, making it 46 percent of the expected total funding, adding that 327.2 billion naira is required to complete the census, especially for the usage of digital gadgets with the transmission of census in real time.
On her part, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, hinted that the census would be a green census involving the use of digital maps, digital questionnaires and cloud-computing, to ensure compliance with the global climate change campaign for reduction of emission by 30 percent.
Also, the United Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mathias Schmale, stated that achieving a credible census in Nigeria would serve as a foundation for sustainable development.
Meanwhile, Chairman of the National Population Commission, NPC, Nasir Kwarra, assured that the funds would be used judiciously.


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FG To Train Over 50,000 Agricultural Extension Workers - Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 26, 2020
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,Sabo Nanono, has restated Federal Government’s commitment to train more than50,000 agricultural extension workers to boost agricultural production in Nigeria.
The minister said this during a 3-day AnnualNational Stakeholders Review and Planning Workshop today in Zaria.
Represented by Director of Extension of theministry, Frank Satumari, Nanono said Nigeria was faced with the issue of agingin agricultural extension services.
He noted that the young officers were not beingtrained to take over from the senior officers that were retiring.
The minister said there was Youth and GenderDivision in the Department of Agricultural Extension where the ministry used totrain women and youth in the agriculture as part of the activities to revamp extensionservices.

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FG Trains Accounting Staff On IPPIS Operations - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 30, 2021
It said that the measure was to ensure quick delivery of services, transparency and accountability in government operations.
The Director, IPPIS, office of the Accountant-General of the Federation Ben Nsikak, said this in Minna after a three-day training tagged: “Nationwide IPPIS Training for IPPIS Roll Players”.
Nsikak said that the office of the Accountant- General had decentralised the operations of the IPPIS, hence the training to enable the MDAs to carry out updates and variations without coming to Abuja, the Headquarters.
He said that the accounting officers recommended the IPPIS roll players before the Accountant General’s office would give them access.
The director said that the IPPIS project which started in 2007 with about seven MDAs had increased to 711 MDAs now.
He said that each of the MDAs had about three to four IPPIS desk officers who were saddled with certain financial responsibility.

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FG Trains Farmer Groups, Processors On Harvesting, Processing Techniques - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 21, 2024
The training was organised by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
Speaking at the training in Ibadan, the Director, Federal Department of Agriculture in the ministry, Agad Abubakar, said it was specifically tailored to empower participants and keep them abreast of various on-farm and off-farm activities.
Abubakar, represented by an official of the ministry, Yahaya Abubakar, said the challenges confronting Nigeria in the area of food insecurity and malnutrition was well known by citizens.
He said that the demands of food in the country was ever increasing and it was imperative for Nigeria to strive to improve agricultural production to meet the food demands and make them available and affordable.
In her remarks, the ministry’s South-West Zonal Director, Olayinka Akeredolu, said that the training would enhance market competitiveness of locally-processed and packed produce.

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FG Trains Officers On Case Management - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 15, 2023
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, said the training has become necessary to enhance service delivery.
According to him, modern social work practice has become increasingly complex in dealing with emerging social challenges in the country.
He added that social work as a profession required constant professional training that would enable practitioners meet up with international best practices.
Earlier, the Director of Social Development in the ministry, Taiwo Bashorun, said the ministry on a regular basis strengthen the capacity of her Case workers on modern techniques.
According to him, the ministry also ensures that Social Development Practitioners are equipped with necessary knowledge, skills, orientation, values and competence for effective service delivery.


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FG Trains Youth, Women On Bio-Resources Exploitation In Oyo State - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2022
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Monilola Udoh, said this at a technological and innovative bio-resource capacity building training for unemployed youths and women in Ibadan.
The training with the theme: “Empowerment of Women and Unemployed Youths in Sustainable Development’ ’was organised by the ministry in collaboration with the Oyo State Government.
Udoh, who declared the training open, said that the programme was in line with the federal government’s pledge to take 100 million Nigerians out of poverty in the next 10 years. In his goodwill message, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, represented by the Permanent Secretary, Oyo State Local Government Service Commission, Akin Akinfumilayo, said that state government was ready to identify and support any value adding programme by the ministry


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FG, UN Harp On Collective Fights Against Corruption - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 7, 2021
This was made known at the high-level workshop entitled: “Gender Dimension of Anti-corruption in Nigeria” against the backdrop of 2021 16-day of activism to end Gender-based violence in Abuja.
The event was organised by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC, EFCC, NORAD, UN Women and Technical Unit on Government Anti-Corruption Report TUGAR.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, represented by Special Advisor, Social Investment in the Presidency, Office of the Vice President, Maryam Uwais, said corruption  often hinders Nigeria’s growth.
Osinbajo said, “highlighting the issue of gender is a timely and most pertinent topic to explore and interrogate the avenues for enhancing efforts in battling corruption, not only in Nigeria but the world in general.
He explained such measures to include conduct of regular experience-based anti-corruption surveys, to appreciate the issues in the bid to avoid pitfalls and encourage use of technologies in major projects.

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FG, UN Harp On Collective Fights Against Corruption - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 7, 2021
This was made known at the high-level workshop entitled: “Gender Dimension of Anti-corruption in Nigeria” against the backdrop of 2021 16-day of activism to end Gender-based violence in Abuja.
The event was organised by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime UNODC, EFCC, NORAD, UN Women and Technical Unit on Government Anti-Corruption Report TUGAR.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, represented by Special Advisor, Social Investment in the Presidency, Office of the Vice President, Maryam Uwais, said corruption often hinders Nigeria’s growth.
Osinbajo said, “highlighting the issue of gender is a timely and most pertinent topic to explore and interrogate the avenues for enhancing efforts in battling corruption, not only in Nigeria but the world in general.
He explained such measures to include conduct of regular experience-based anti-corruption surveys, to appreciate the issues in the bid to avoid pitfalls and encourage use of technologies in major projects.

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FG, UNICEF Partner To Digitise Birth Registration, Says Official - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 22, 2022
A child protection manager with the UNICEF Kano field office Emelia Allan disclosed this at a two-day capacity building workshop organised for journalists from Katsina, Kano and Jigawa state in Kano.
The capacity building workshop was organised by the Kano State own Abubakar Rimi Television ARTV.
She said that birth registration is important in any country, because the data is used for planning, adding that without effective registration, the planning will fail.
Allan said once the birth registration is  increased in Kano, it is like they increased it nationwide, adding that they are starting the exercise in October.
The child’s right protection expert added that digital registration of the children will go direct to the system and a digital certificate will be printed, not like that of the manual system.

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FG Unveils New 10-Year Electronic Passport Facility In London - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 25, 2021
A statement, by the Assistant Comptroller of Immigration Service in charge of Public Relations, Amos Okpu, explained that with the facility launched, eligible applicants now have access to a variety of options available on the enhanced e-Passport categories.
He said the options included: the five-year, 32-page Passport category; the five-year, 64-page category and the ten- year, 64-page category.
Speaking at the event, the Minister stated that the enhanced e-passport was a great improvement from the standard e-Passport introduced in 2007.
In his remarks, the acting Comptroller General of Immigration Service, Isah Idris, affirmed the commitment of the Service to meet the rising demands for Passport services in London and advised prospective applicants to visit the Service’s official website to apply and pay for the Passport category of their choice.

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FG Unveils Portal To Engage Senior Citizens - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 25, 2023
The Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre, NSCC Emem Omokaro, who made this known in Abuja said the portal is known as the Continuing Engagement Bureau, CEB.
Omokaro said the platform was created to collect data on retired civil servants, and professionals among others in other to link them with agencies of government or organizations that may need their wealth of experience.
She explained that it is especially to sensitise and motivate both the senior citizens, private sector and the public to embrace the opportunities this initiative offers for job creation partnerships and labour market access, the programme essentially targets senior citizens, who are retired professionals.
This will also include experts and practitioners in diverse fields, who still carry the torch and passion for their skills, competencies and net worth to serve their communities.
According to the director-general, the NSCC is particularly excited because the CEB programme is designed to enable senior citizens with diverse fundamental capacities to continue to participate in what they have reason to value.


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FG Urges Development Partners To Support Data Collation On Widows - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 21, 2023
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs Monila Udo made the call while briefing Newsmen ahead of the commencement of the International Widows Day celebration in Abuja.
She said that data would help to provide planning for socio-economic programmes and interventions aimed at reducing hardship among widows.
According to her, the increase of young widows in the country has necessitated the need for a comprehensive data that would enable government to introduce and implement socio-economic programmes for them. Speaking, Senator Betty Apiah, urged government to continue with implementation of programmes that would protect and promote women’s rights in the country


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FG Urges Newly Appointed CDA, Consuls-General To Be Good Ambassadors - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 24, 2024
Tuggar, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Communication Strategy, Alkasim Abdulkadir, said playing their role as good ambassadors was pivotal to the economic drive of President Bola Tinubu.
Tuggar, who revealed that the appointment was with immediate effect, warned them as seasoned career diplomats to shun act of politicking
He urged them to recommit themselves to diplomacy for the collective interest and development of Nigeria.
Speaking on behalf of the new appointees,  Abubakar Jidda, Consul-General to the Consulate in New York, reiterated commitment to upholding ethos of the profession.
COUNTER-TERRORISM: RIBADU CALLS FOR ENHANCED INTELLIGENCE SHARING IN AFRICA
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has called for enhanced collaboration among African countries to enhance intelligence sharing to effectively address the menace of terrorism.
Ribadu made the call at the round off of the two-day High-Level African Counter-Terrorism Meeting, in Abuja.
The meeting had as the theme, ‘Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Institution Building to Address the Evolving Threat of Terrorism in Africa’.
The meeting was organised by Office of the National Security Adviser and UN Office for Counter-Terrorism.
Ribadu said that such collaboration should include investing in cybersecurity capabilities to combat the increasing digital recruitment by extremist groups and circulation of their propaganda.
He also urged all to work towards a cohesive framework for regional and international regulations to facilitate operational coordination and support capacity building in critical areas such as forensic science, legal frameworks, and counter terrorism financing. PUBLIC RELATIONS, A FORCE


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FG Urges Nigerians To Shun Divisive Tendencies - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 8, 2021
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the call in Kano at the Annual Public Lecture of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation NICO.
The lecture had as theme: “Culture and the Management of Diversity in Nigeria.”
The lecture was delivered by a former Vice Chancellor of Kogi State University, Mohammed Sanni-Abdulkadir.
The minister, who was represented by the State Director of the National Orientation Agency NOA, Lawal Haruna, said negative manipulation of diversity was detrimental to national interest.
Mohammed said that concerted efforts of government at all levels, in collaboration with civil society organisations as well as traditional and religious institutions would assist in addressing arising issues from multi-ethnic and multi-religious perspectives.
He said that the present administration had remained appreciative of the delicate relationship between national unity and national development.

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FG Versus ASUU: Again, Court Adjourns Case - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 16, 2022
The Court had summoned the Federal Government and the Academic
Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, to appear before it on Monday in
Abuja over the seven-month-old strike.
But at the first hearing, Justice Polycap Hamman adjourned the matter
till Friday, September 16 (today), to enable both parties to file the
necessary papers for the suit.
However, at the resumed sitting on Friday, the court announced that the
case is further adjourned till next week Monday.
The counsel to the FG, James Igwe, earlier asked the court to give the
suit an accelerated hearing due to the urgency of the matter to enable the students to return to school.
He told the court that since the matter was already in court, it would be
proper for the strike to be called off, pending the determination of the
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FG Warns Against Surge In COVID-19 Infections As Schools, Businesses Resume - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 30, 2020
The Minister of state, Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora has expressed fear of possible surge in Coronavirus infections following the resumption of schools and business activities in the country.
Mamora, who expressed this fear at the 67th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Tuesday in Abuja, urged Nigerians to adhere strictly to prevention protocols to avoid surge in cases.
The minister said that there was need for the country to scale up surveillance and review its response plan in order to integrate new ways of dealing with the disease.
He said that the number of active cases had continued to drop, and promised that the Federal Government would continue to provide quality care for all infected persons irrespective of their location.

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FG: Why We Rebranded Ministry Of Science - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 25, 2021
Onu said this at a press conference on the unveiling of the ministry’s new logo in Abuja.
He said the government was positioning technology to positively influence sectors such as education, agriculture, and contribute to infrastructure development and the fight against corruption.
He said technology would also help balance gender equality and improve the security situation in the country.
Onu said Nigeria must plan to have a diversified, knowledge-based and sustainable economy to enable it maintain regional, continental and global influence.
Earlier, the Minister of state for Science, Technology and Innovation, Mohammed Abdullahi, said the rebranding of the ministry would enable it to focus more on current technological trends such as Nano-technology, smart space technology, bio-tech and diverse new technological trends.

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FG Will Borrow To Fund Rail Projects – Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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FG Will Continue To Support Investment In Manufacturing Sector – Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 14, 2022
Adebayo said this while inaugurating Nutrik-Dansa, a multi-million Naira nutritional food manufacturing company, established by late Sani Dangote in Kano.
The company will be manufacturing quality and nutritious food products to support the population affected by malnutrition in Nigeria.
The Minister said the establishment of the facility would complement the State and Federal Government efforts in the fight against malnutrition and other diseases in the country.
He said there was the need for well-to-do individuals to make investment in the manufacturing industry.
Adebayo added that it would not only provide job opportunities to unemployed persons, but would also contribute to the growth and development of the national economy.


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FG Will Have Only 5% Stake In National Carrier, Minister Of Aviation Insists - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 30, 2022
The minister made this known while fielding questions during the discussion on the future of global aviation at the ongoing World Government Summit Dubai Expo 2020, where he reiterated that members of the public would have 95 per cent stake in the national carrier with the core investor holding 49 per cent equity.
Sirika said aviation remains the fastest growing sector of the nation’s economy since the COVID-19 lockdown and described the country as the best place for airline business in Africa.
He said available statistics had been giving the federal government cause for cheers, saying the serviceable airports and prospecting airlines had both doubled, adding that aviation had been positioned as the fastest growing sector of the national economy.


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FG Will Offer Small Oil Fields For Licensing – NNPC - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 6, 2020
The Federal Government will offer marginal oil fields for auction this year despite the crash in crude oil prices, the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, Mele Kyari, has said.
The country has not conducted any licensing round since 2007, while a marginal fields round was last held in 2003.
Kyari said the government would not be able to conduct any major licensing round as the current market realities would dampen foreign investors’ appetite.
He spoke during a virtual dialogue session on government fiscal policy decisions in response to the current challenges organised by the Ministry of Finance and the UK Department for International Development Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn.
Kyari ruled out the possibility of conducting a substantive, full-scale licensing round, where you require foreign investments.
The Director General, Budget Office of the Federation, Ben Akabueze, in his presentation at the event, said the government would accelerate marginal fields licensing and renewal of expiring oil mining licences as part of measures to augment revenues.


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FG Won’t Tolerate Human Rights Abuses By Security Agencies - Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 28, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the federal government will not tolerate any form of human rights abuses by the security agencies in the country.
President Buhari in a national broadcast, expressed concerned about isolated security incidents.
He assures Nigerians of safety, saying security remain the primary concern especially in these difficult and uncertain times.
The President urge Nigerians to continue to cooperate and show understanding whenever they encounter security agents
Buhari had earlier declared a lockdown in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun State at the end of March.
He extended the lockdown two weeks ago following the continued rise of confirmed cases of the disease in the country.


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FG Working Hard To Improve Quality Of Electricity Supply – Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 22, 2021
A statement by Assistant Director, Press, Ministry of Power, Odutayo Oluseyi, in Abuja, quoted the Minister as saying this during a courtesy visit to the Ministry by Kevin Kariuki, Vice President, Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth Complex of the African Development Bank AfDB.
Aliyu said that the power sector has a lot of opportunities for investors, varying from distribution and transmission, adding that its challenge has left 13,000 generated megawatts unused.
While appreciating the AfDB for its intervention in certain areas of the power sector, the Minister said more intervention was needed.
He stated that 80 per cent megawatts comes from gas, while efforts are underway to move quickly to renewable energy, by the engagement of independent power producers, which will ultimately increase the energy supply to the National grid.

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FG Working On Strategic Plans To Address Inflation: Minister - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 27, 2022
Zainab said this when she fielded questions from lawmakers at the presentation of the 2022 budget performance before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja.
The minister explained that inflation which has risen to 23 per cent, was worrisome, saying that the inflation in Nigeria has a number of components.
Zainab noted that one of the components was imported inflation, which means that occurrences in developed countries also affected Nigeria.
According to her, the Russia-Ukraine war has an impact on Nigeria in the instance that some of the inputs for our food production are affected.
Zainab also said that the decision of the U.S Central Banks and Europe Central Bank also effected Nigeria because the country depended on imported goods from the countries.

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FG Writes Governors, Plan Mass Prisoners’ Release - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 9, 2022
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola gave the advice in a statement by his Media Adviser, Sola Fasure in Abuja.  He noted that the meeting is necessary as over 90 per cent of the inmates were being held for contravening various state laws, noting that over 70 per cent of the 75,635 inmates at present were awaiting trial.
It will be recalled that, Aregbesola had suggested a meeting with state Governors to agree on the mass release of about 30 per cent of convicts from correctional facilities across the country.
He also explained that the federal offenders in the system were fewer than 10 per cent, adding that the bulk of people in custody were those who had run afoul of state laws.
According to the minister, they were therefore being kept under the legal jurisdiction of their respective states, adding that the decongestion of the 253 custodial centres nationwide was necessary as some of the inmates have no reason to remain in custody.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government says over 12,000 inmates were released from various correctional centres across the country within the last six years in line with the policy of prison decongestion.

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Agricultural Productivity: FG Releases 18 High Yielding Crop Varieties For Farmers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 21, 2020
The Committee’s Chairman, Oladosu Awoyemi announced the release of the new crop varieties during its 29th meeting at the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, NACGRAB, Ibadan, Oyo state.
NACGRAB’s Registrar, Sunday Aladele in a press statement stated that the new varieties were approved out of a total of 25 varieties submitted for consideration by research institutions, universities and private seed companies.
The statement also explained that the sorghum varieties were released based on their high brix content and high extract yield.
It however, declared that the cassava varieties were released based on high quality flour product and high dry matter while the maize varieties were released based on high grain yield and excellent husk cover, tolerance to drought, low nitrogen and high pro – vitamin A content.

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FG’ll Address Nurses, Midwives Concerns To Keep Them Happy, Presidency Says - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 14, 2024
Presidentual adviser on health, Salma Anas-Kolo while speaking on efforts to improve healthcare, maternal and child health, promised that government would resolve issues raised by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, to encourage the medics to put in their best.
Association members had staged protests in Abuja and Lagos to express their displeasure over what they described as an attempt to hinder their freedom to pursue career opportunities.
They specifically urged the nursing regulatory council to address concerns bordering on welfare, salary scale, staff shortages and other rights.
Salma-Kolo, while promising to look into the concerns, said that government would strive to improve the working environment and welfare of healthcare workers in the country.

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FG’s $1.7m For Coaches, Players’ Daily Allowance, Other Expenses, Says NFF - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 25, 2023
NFF’s declaration is coming just as former Green Eagles winger, Adegoke Adelabu, charged the Federation to account for how it spent the money after the competition.
The 1.7million dollars was said to have been deliberately leaked to members of the public from office of the Chief of Staff in the Presidential Villa, thereby, causing mixed reactions from stakeholders.
In another development, NFF’s Secretary General, Mohammed Sanusi, announced that the Federation’s decision to approve Coach Randy Waldrum’s request for a fitness trainer has paid off for the Super Falcons at the World Cup.


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FG’S Livestock Transformation Plan To Create 2m Jobs – Osinbajo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 30, 2022
Osinbajo said this at the 2022 Livestock and Aquaculture Trade Fair, organized by Linkers Continental Resources, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture in Lagos.
The vice president was represented by Delivery Advisor, National Livestock Transformation Plan, office of the Special Adviser to the President on Agriculture Efosa Onyezebe.
He said that the policy was targeted at transforming the environment that would lead to peaceful co-existence, economic development and food security for the entire population. He said that private investors should take advantage of the large investment opportunity in the livestock sector that would provide jobs


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FG’s N1.13trn Highway Concession Plan Records Milestone, 18 Firms Shortlisted - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 24, 2022
The government had said that it expected a capital investment of 1.13 trillion naira from the new Highway Development Management Initiative HDMI, driven by the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola.
The 12 roads being considered for the first phase of the Value-Added Concessions Category VAC include: Benin-Asaba, Abuja-Lokoja, Kaduna-Kano, Onitsha-Owerri-Aba, Sagamu-Benin, Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga.
Others are Kano-Maiduguri, Lokoja-Benin, Enugu-Port Harcourt, Ilorin-Jebba, Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta and Lagos-Badagry.
Aside the 1.3 trillion naira capital investment, the federal government projected that the employment potential was estimated at about 50,000+ direct jobs and 200,000+ indirect jobs.

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FG’S Plans To Increase Oil, Gas Reserves On Course – DPR - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 31, 2021
He said the government was also targeting increasing Nigeria’s proven gas reserves from 206.53TCF to 250TCF.
According to him, the strategic focus for Upstream includes bid rounds, reserve growth, increased production and reduction of production cost per barrel.
Osu said the government was also looking at increasing frontier exploration activities, which had been given a boost by the recent signing of the Petroleum Industry Act, by President Muhammadu Buhari.
He said the DPR would continue to create opportunities for investors and stakeholders in the oil and gas industry, as well as enable the successes of businesses, using its service instruments of licenses, permits and approvals.


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FG’S Social Protection Feats Should Outlive Political Dispensations–Osinbajo - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 3, 2023
Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu AKande, in a statement in Abuja, stated that the vice president was speaking when he received a delegation from the FCT People Living With Disabilities Community, on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa.
He expressed optimism that successive governments would build on the template already established by the present administration.
Osinbajo also referred to the Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities PWDs Prohibition Act 2019, saying by policy and law, the entitlements of the PWDs are already in place.
Earlier in his remarks, the spokesman of the group, Muhammad Dantani, thanked the vice president for all that he had done directly and indirectly for the PWD Community in Nigeria and particularly in the FCT.


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FG’s Support Has Energised Insurance Industry, Says NAICOM - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 10, 2021
Thomas stated this in an interview with Newsmen on the side lines of the 47th Africa Insurance Organisations AIO Conference and Annual General Assembly held in Lagos, under the theme: ”Rebuilding Africa’s Economy: An Insurance Perspective”.
He noted that the support of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning during the conference was a pointer to energising NAICOM to regulate the market in a way that would make a difference.
According to him, the sector would soon experience a turnaround, as the regulator would be unfolding policies to drive the objectives of the industry from time to time.
The commissioner stated that the insurance sector had been moving at a slow pace in terms of numbers for some time now, but with the recent happenings, it was now time for a jump.
He explained that insurance enables businesses and allows them to grow, it is a labour mobiliser which grows the economy by building confidence in investors.

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FIBA Afrobasket 2019: Buhari Congratulates D’tigress, Assures Absolute Support - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 17, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has congratulated the national female basketball team,D’Tigress, who beat Mali, 79-58, Friday night to qualify for the final of FIBAWomen’s AfroBasket 2019 going on in Dakar, Senegal.
ThePresident’s congratulatory message is conveyed in a statement by his SeniorSpecial Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja lateFriday night.
PresidentBuhari assured the team, reputed to be the best female national basketball teamin Africa, of “100 per cent support’’ by the government and people of Nigeria.
PresidentBuhari urged the team to rise to the occasion and make the nation proud.
The D’Tigress face host Senegal or Mozambique at the finals on Aug. 18 at the Dakar Arena.


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January 21, 2020
The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF says D’Tigers wouldcompete in Qualification Group-D alongside Mali, Rwanda and Algeria for a placein the 2021 FIBA Afro-basket Championship.
The federation’s Media Officer, Afolabi Oni in a statementsaid the team which narrowly lost the title in 2017 to co-hosts Tunisia wouldstart their qualification campaign in November.
He noted that “D’Tigers, who are 2020 Olympic Games-bound,will start the qualification campaign between November 23rd and December 1st.
Oni said the teams will play the two tournaments format duringthe three international windows for a place in the 2021 AfrobasketChampionship.
He also explained that D’Tigers are tipped as one of thefavorites during the qualifiers, the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF saidit will not leave anything to chance as they are focused on commencing an earlypreparation.

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FIBA Afrobasket: Nigeria Releases Final Roaster - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 9, 2019
TheNigeria Basketblla federal has released names of players that will do battle inthe FIBA Afrobasket for Women in Senegal, 24 hours to the commencement of thechampionship.
TheD’Tigress list has Akhator Evelyn, captain, Elonu Adaora, Ibekwe Ifunanya.Aisha Balarabe, Nyingifa Atonye, Macaulay Victoria, Amukamara Promise, KaluEzinne, Imovbioh Sarah, Ogoke Sarah, Edeferioka Elo and Nwajei Jasmine.
Mostof the players were at the World Championship with few new faces added to theteam.
Theteam’s General Manager Mactabene Amachree who made announcement expressed hopethat the team would retain its title in Senegal.
Accordingto her, Coach Otis and his Tigress are ready to Rumble in the Jungle of Senegalin order to defend their title.
TheAfrobasket is also the beginning of the chase for 2020 Olympic first phaseticket, while second phase takes place in February next year.

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FIBA Afrobasket Tourney: Victorious D’Tigress Return Amid Commendations By Nigerians - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
September 28, 2021
However, only three members of the squad were on the Asky flight as the other players were said to have chosen to fly direct to their overseas clubs from Yaounde.
In the party from Yaounde were Musa Murjaratu and Nkem Akaraiwe, as well as one of the team’s assistant coaches, Samson Sotuminu.
They were led by NBBF Vice President, Babs Ogunade and Col. Sam Ahmedu (rtd) of the NBBF and FIBA Africa.

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Fiba W‘Cup Qualifiers: D’tigers Suffer 63-84 Defeat In Final Game Against Senegal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 25, 2019
Nigeria’s national male basketball team, the D’Tigers,slipped to their second loss in three games with a 63-84 points defeat in thehands of Senegal on Sunday.
D’Tigers were playing their final FIBA World Cup qualifiersgame, having already booked a ticket for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in the fifthwindow. They first fell to a humiliating 46-72 points defeat to hosts Coted’Ivoire on Friday.
They then raised their game to manage a 72-59 points winagainst the Central African Republic on Saturday.
The game against Senegal, held in Abidjan, saw theSenegalese blow away the D’Tigers 27-19 points in the first quarter.
Nigeria narrowly took the second quarter with anunconvincing 15-13 points win, but Senegal further widened their lead with a23-19 win in the third quarter.The D’Tigers saved their most lacklustreperformance for the final quarter, as they could only manage 10 points againstSenegal’sڹ^^ᒆ

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FIBA Women’s Afrobasket: Nigeria Trash DR Congo To Progress Into Semi Finals - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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August 16, 2019
The senior national women’s basketball team, D’Tigress onyestersday thrashed Democratic Republic of Congo 79-46 in the quarter finals ofthe 2019 Afrobasket Women’s Championship in Dakar, Senegal.
With the victory, the D’Tigress, who are the defendingchampions of the competition have now qualified for the semi-finals.
The team was all-conquering in the game played at the DakarArena by winning all the quarters, 22-9, 38-23 and finishing the game 79-46against the hapless Congo women.
D-Tigress Captain, Adaora Elonu said after the game thatthey worked hard and they just need to keep improving every day.
Nigeria had earlier demolished Cameroon 106-39 and crushedTunisia 75-26 in the group stage.
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FIBA World Cup: Ahmedu Urges African Teams To Aim For Title - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
September 1, 2019
ThePresident, Africa Zone-3 of the Federation of International Basketball, FIBA,Sam Ahmedu has urged the five African teams taking part to aim to win the titleas the Basketball World Cup kick-off in China.
FIBAZone-3 comprises Nigeria, Benin and Niger republics, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Liberia.
Nigeriais in Group-B of the FIBA World Cup with Argentina, Russia and Korea. OtherAfrican teams are Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia, Senegal and Angola.
ThePresident Africa Zone-3 said in Lagos that the five teams had bright chances ofdoing well in World Cup. He added that the teams were good and could matchothers from different continents.
Ahmedu,also a member of FIBA Africa Central Board, urged the teams not to ratethemselves as underdogs. According to him, Africa has come of age and can takeon any team at the World Cup.
Hesaid the African teams are also playing to get a place at the Tokyo 2020Olympic Games.

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FIBA World Cup: D’tigers To Know Foes Saturday - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 8, 2019
FIBA World Cup bound D’Tigers will know theiropponents when the draws hold in Shenzhen, China on Saturday.
The team will be making their third appearance aftera 12-year absence since 2006.
Speaking ahead of the draws,coach of  D’Tigers Alex Nwora said Nothing good comeseasy and thus he is waiting to see the teams that will be drawn against them.
The 32 teams which have qualified for the World Cuphave the potential to win the championship, so no country can be underrated.
D’Tigers will be hopeful for a favourable draw  as host – China, USA, Spain, France, Serbia,Argentina, Lithuania and Greece have all been announced by the Federation ofInternational Basketball Associations as top seeds.
At their last World Cup appearance Nigeria won twoof their group games before narrowly losing to Germany by 77-78 points andexiting the race for their first World Cup silverware.


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FIBA World Cup: Nigeria Crush Korea, Secure Tokyo 2020 Olympics Lifeline - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 5, 2019
Nigeria’sD’Tigers have rounded off their FIBA world cup group stage campaign with aresounding win over South Korea, thereby keeping alive their hopes of securingtheir spot at the Tokyo Olympics as Africa’s top-ranked side.
Aftera tight first quarter, D’tigers dominated the second, third and 4th quarters ontheir way to a 108-66 points victory.
Center,Michael Eric-led Nigeria with 17 points and 9 rebounds while point guard IkeIroegbu contributed 6 assists.
D’Tigerswill now proceed to Guangzhou for their classification games which willdetermine their final placement in the 32-team tournament.

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FIBA World Cup: Nigeria’s D’Tigers lose to Argentina - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
September 2, 2019
Nigeria’s men basketball team, D’Tigers, have been condemned to a second consecutive defeat at the ongoing FIBA Basketball World Cup in China as they were beaten 94-81 by Argentina on Monday.
After the opening day loss to Russia, D’Tigers were hoping they could pull off a win against their South American opponents.
However, that was not to be as Nigeria suffered another defeat at the Wuhan Wuhan Sports Center on Monday
Having lost the first quarter in Monday’s clash by 11 points (17-28), D’Tigers rallied in the second; wining it 26-15 to head into halftime tied 43-43.
On resumption of the third quarter, the D’Tigers caved in and failed to build on the momentum as they were crushed 29-18 to set up a tensed 4th and final quarter.
Minnesota Timberwolves star, Josh Okogie, scored a game-high 18 points, but it was not enough to help the D’Tigers stop the rampaging Argentina led by Patricio Garino who poured in 17 points.
The D’Tigers who had earlier lost to Russia 82-77 points on Saturday in their first group game of the Basketball World Cup will have to get it right in their last group game against South Korea if they are to stay in contention at the World Cup.

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FIBA World Cup: Nigeria’s D’Tigers overcome Cote d’Ivoire - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
September 6, 2019
Nigeria’s men national basketball team, D’Tigers, on Friday secured an 83-66 points win over Cote Cote d’Ivoire at the ongoing FIBA World Cup in China.
D’Tigers survived a late rally from the Ivorians to record their second win at the World Cup and also stay on course to pick an automatic ticket to the 2020 Olympics Games.
Friday’s classification game started on an even note with both team trading baskets until Nigeria pulled away at 11-6 and then ending the first quarter 28-18 with a ten-point lead.
The Ivorians switched gear in the second quarter by going up 2 points at 30-32, but Nigeria quickly bounced back to take the lead with a 3 point shot from Ike Iroegbu to tie the game at 35-35 before pulling ahead to end the second quarter 37-35.
Nigeria won the first and third quarters while tying the 4th quarter 20-20 with Cote d’Ivoire winning the second quarter.
Nnamdi Vincent led all Nigerian scorers with 15 points while Cote d’Ivoire’s Deon Thompson led all scorers with 19 points.
Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire are familiar foes as during the final phase of the World Cup qualifiers, D’Tigers defeated the Elephants in Lagos 84-73 points before suffering an away 72-46 points defeat in Abidjan to hand the Ivorians a World Cup qualification lifeline.
Already, the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF President, Musa Kida, said considering the financial implications of prosecuting the Olympics Qualification Tournament (OQT), it’s important for the team to grab the only ticket on offer for Africa at the World Cup.

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FIBA World Cup: Nigeria’s D’Tigers takes a step further to securing Olympics 2020 Qualifications with big win over Korea - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
September 4, 2019
The Nigerian men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, gave their qualification push a big boost on Wednesday as they defeated South Korea 108-66 points at the ongoing FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.
Wednesday’s win is the first for the D’Tigers who had suffered narrow losses in their first two games against Russia and Argentina.
The defeats against Russia and Argentina meant Nigeria could not qualify for the second round at the World Cup. But D’Tigers have a chance to book an automatic slot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics if they finish as the continent’s top finisher in China.
D’Tigers had a slow start in their final group game, as the Koreans went on a 5-0 run for the first three minutes of the game before they caught up to close out the first quarter 15-17 points.
Captain of the team, Ike Diogu, further helped Nigeria extend the lead with 15 points in 17 minutes performance.
Every player in the Nigerian team made a point with Michael Eric leading all scorers with 18 points and 9 rebounds.
Before the tie against Korea, the Nigeria Basketball Federation President, Musa Kida, said finishing at the World Cup as the highest placed African team is a major catch for the team who are motivated to book an automatic 2020 Olympic Games ticket through the World Cup.
He said: “Clearly for us, the qualification through the World Cup is still there and if we beat Korea, I am sure we will be coming out as the best performing African country in the World Cup and it will give us an automatic ticket to the 2020 Olympics.”

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FIBA World Cup: Russia defeats Nigeria 82-77 in Group B opener - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Mohammed Abdulhammed
August 31, 2019
Nigeria lost its opening game of the FIBA World Cup, falling 82-77 points to Russia in their Group B clash at the Wuhan Arena.
Guard Josh Okogie scored a game high 18 points, but his effort wasn’t enough to lift D’Tigers.
Six players finished with double figure points, and despite edging Russia in the rebounds, Alex Nwora’s men were punished more from turnovers.
Nigeria enjoyed a marginal dominance in the stats sheet, but it counted for little as the now faces an upheaval task.
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FIBA World Ranking: Nigeria’s D’tigers Remains Africa’s Best - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 11, 2022
This is contained in the current FIBA ranking released Wednesday in Switzerland after the second window of the 2023 Basketball World Cup Qualifiers, as national teams from across the world continue their battles for a spot in the 32-team field at next year’s spectacle to be staged in The Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
Other African countries on the ranking list are Tunisia second in Africa and 28 in the world; Angola is third in Africa and 31 in the World while Senegal and Cote d’ Ivoire are fourth and fifth in Africa and 33 and 41in the World.
The most recent World Cup 2023 Qualifying Window brought one movement in the top five. France swapped spots with Slovenia, going from five to No. 4 on the back of their two wins over Portugal – 94-56 at home and 69-56 in Portugal.


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FIFA Ban: CAS’ Panel Sits March 19 As Siasia Appeals For Funds - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 7, 2020
TheCourt of Arbitration for Sport, CAS has set up a Panel of Jurists that wouldhear the appeal filed by former Super Eagles’ Coach Samson Siasia against FIFAfollowing the life ban placed on him on allegations of bribery andmatch-fixing.
Accordingto world football governing body statement on August 16, 2019, the Ethics Committeefound Siasia guilty of having accepted that he would receive bribes in relationto the manipulation of matches in violation of the Fifa Code of Ethics.
Itwas also gathered that the CAS hearing of the appeal will now take place at theCAS Court Office in Switzerland on March 19th.
TheCourt of Arbitration for Sport, CAS has invited Samson Siasia, FIFArepresentatives and witnesses to appear at the hearing which has been fixed forThursday, March 19th.
The former Eagles Coach has started a ‘GoFundMe’ appeal to raise money to be able to attend the CAS hearing in order to clear his name concerning the allegations.

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FIFA Bans International Games In Russia, No Flag Or Anthem Allowed - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 28, 2022
FIFA announced its decision in a statement, following international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, adding that Russia would have to compete in international football under the name “Football Union of Russia, RFU”
The World football’s governing body also said no flag or anthem of Russia will be used in matches where teams from the Football Union of Russia participate.
There have been calls for Russia’s men’s team to be barred from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November and December.
Poland, Sweden and the Czech Republic have all refused to play against Russia in the World Cup play-offs.

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FIFA Beach W’cup: ‘Sand Eagles Can Shock The World’ - Audu Adamu - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
September 20, 2019
Nigeria’s beach soccer team, SuperSand Eagles Head Coach, Audu Adamu says the team has all it takes to beatBrazil, Portugal and Oman in the group stage of the 2019 FIFA Beach SoccerWorld Cup scheduled to hold in Asunción, Paraguay from November 21toDecember 1.
Nigeria is expected to begin hercampaign against Portugal on November 22, play Oman on November 24,before facing Brazil in Group-D’s final match two days later on the grounds ofthe Paraguayan Olympic Committee, Luque.
Adamu noted that the team would onlybe able to achieve their dream in Paraguay by surpassing the quarter finalachievement recorded at the 2006 and 2007 editions, if given suitablepreparation and well taken care of like the other national teams.

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FIFA Beach World Cup: Super Sand Eagles Set To Battle Portugal In Opening Game - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 21, 2019
Nigeria’squest to register her name in the annals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cuphistory, Supersand Eagles will tomorrow, Friday battle Portugal.
TheSupersand Eagles got a ticket to feature at the 16 -team World Cup finals inParaguay after finishing second at the CAF Beach Soccer Cup of Nations, held inEgypt in December 2018.
Thisyear’s World Cup is expected to kick-off today at the headquarters of theParaguayan Olympic Committee in Greater Asuncion.
Itwill be recalled that Nigeria’s players and team officials flew out of thecountry, 8th November, in order to participate in an eight-nationpre-competition tournament that took place in Asuncion, 12th to 16th November.
TheSupersand Eagles defeated the Tahiti national team 9-4 during thepre-tournament event, after losing 3-7 to host Paraguay.
Eagleswill campaign in Group-D, which also has world number one team, Brazil andOman, ranked number 14 in the world. Nigeria is ranked 21st in the world.

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FIFA: Infantino Reveals How Nigeria Can Host Competitions - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 17, 2021
Infantino gave the insight when the Minister of Youth and Sports
Development, Sunday Dare took him on a tour of the renovated main
bowl of the Moshood Abiola national stadium.
The FIFA boss, who was visibly happy with the re-grassed pitch at the
stadium, said well-maintained stadia with good pitches were key to
hosting grade A matches.
He said FIFA was ready to work more closely with Nigeria to develop
the game and host more grade A matches in the country.
Earlier, the minister said the Federal Government will continue to invest
in sports development and facilities.
FIFA President, in the company of the minister, had earlier visited
President Muhammadu Buhari at the Statehouse, as part of his
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FIFA Names Kebbi Beach Soccer Player Among Top 100 Global Best –Official - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 5, 2021
Mahmud-Hadejia, President, African Beach Soccer Union ABSU confirmed this on the side lines of the ongoing second season of the Kebbi State Beach Soccer League KBSL 2021/2022 edition, holding in Birnin Kebbi, with 10 clubs vying for the trophy.
Hego-Ogbonna, also Nigerian beach soccer international with the Super Sand Eagles, was the highest goal scorer at the 2019 Nigeria Copa Lagos International Tournament, and had won the MVP at the CAF beach soccer African Cup of nations with Nigeria in 2016.
He described this as a big achievement for Kebbi, advising that sustainable efforts be made by all stakeholders, from the state government to private firms like WACOT Rice, BAM Projects and Cosgrove Investments, who had shown interest and commitment to develop the game, to produce more of such players.
Earlier, the National Deputy President of ALGON, Shehu Marshal-Jega disclosed that the association, across the 774 Local Government areas in Nigeria, would upgrade the infrastructure used for beach soccer sport across the country.

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FIFA Presidency: Infantino Announces Third Term Reelection Bid - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 31, 2022
Infantino, a 52-year-old Swiss-Italian lawyer, was the secretary-general
of the European governing body UEFA before becoming FIFA president
in 2016 in the wake of the corruption scandal that brought down
predecessor Sepp Blatter.
He then won a second term when he stood unopposed for re-election at a
congress in Paris in 2019.
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FIFA Ranking: Adepoju, Lawal React To Super Eagles’ Evaluation - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
July 28, 2019
Former Internationals, Mutiu Adepoju and Garba Lawal havereacted differently to the latest ranking by the world football governing body,the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, after the justconcluded Total Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON hosted by Egypt.
Nigeria accumulated one thousand four hundred and eight onepoints from one thousand, four hundred and thirty three points in the newrating, to climb up twelve spots to 33rd from 45th in the world. But thecountry still remains behind Tunisia and Senegal in the Africa’s rating.
Adepoju said that despite the latest evaluation of countriesby FIFA in the last one month that the Super Eagles still need to keep onimproving on their games to achieve a better result next term.
While also reacting to the ranking by FIFA, Lawal said hedid not see how the new rating would change the Eagles, adding that the mostimportant thing is for Nigeria to keep winning games and more trophies. Heobserved that whether FIFA ranking or not, it does not change thing about the Nigerianfootball.


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FIFA Ranking: Eagles Drop To 45, Still Third In Africa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
June 15, 2019
Nigeria’s Super Eagles has dropped three places from 42nd to 45th in the latest World Ranking released by the Federation of International Football Association.
The Eagles, currently on an eight-game unbeaten run, however maintained their third position in Africa behind Senegal and Tunisia, who are ranked 23rd and 25th.
Senegal moved up one spot in the ranking, while Tunisia moved up three places.
Nigeria’s group opponents at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Guinea and Madagascar dropped places. Guinea dropped three places from 67th to 71 while Madagascar slipped from 107 to 108. Burundi moved up two places from 138 to 136 in the ranking.
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FIFA Ranking: Nigeria Moves 12 Spots Up, Now 33rd - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
July 25, 2019
Nigeria’sSuper Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd inthe world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nationstournament.
Inthe ranking table released by the world football governing body on Thursday,Nigeria garnered 1, 481 points as against 1, 433 it had in June to place 45th.
The movement has now placed Nigeria as the third in Africa behind Senegal and Tunisia, who are 20th and 29th in the world, respectively. African champions Algeria are the biggest mover in the July edition by ranks and points, while fellow finalists, Senegal did not make a huge leap but reached their best-ever ranking position.
Read: Search For New Super Eagles’ Goalkeepers Begin
AFCONquarter-finalists, Madagascar and Benin saw their continental performancesrewarded with a ranking rise. On the global scene, new South Americanchampions, Brazil leapfrogged France in second place and trail leaders Belgiumby a narrow margin of 20 points.
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FIFA Rankings: Nigeria 3rd In Africa, 31st In World - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 14, 2020
Nigeria’s Super Eagles moved fourplaces in the monthly Federation of International Football Association,FIFA rankings released by the world football governing body.
The three-time African championsoccupy the 31spot in the world and third in Africa.
Teranga Lions of Senegal retainedtheir spot as the best playing nation in the continent and 20 inthe world, but are closely trailed by Tunisia’s Cartage Eagles, who moved uptwo spots to the 27 position.
Also Algeria’s Desert Foxes improvedin the latest ranking, moving three places to the 35th position in the world.
The Atlas Lions of Morocco, despitedropping a spot to the 43 position, completes Africa’s topfive playing nations.
Globally, Belgium remains thehighest-ranked country in the world and France is in the second spot, whileBrazil, England, and Uruguay make up the top five.

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FIFA Rankings: Nigeria Ranks Third In Africa, 32nd In World - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 10, 2022
In Africa, Nigeria ranks third behind Morocco(second) and AFCON
2021 winners, Senegal, which ranks first. Others behind Nigeria are
Egypt, Tunisia, Cameroon, Algeria, Mali and the Ivory Coast.
Senegal currently sits at the 18th position in the world ranking after
emerging champions of the 2021 AFCON.
Previous AFCON champions, Algeria, who were number one in Africa,
slipped to 43 in world ranking while Mali occupy the 48th position and
Ivory Coast in 51st spot.
The number one team in the world ranking remains Belgium followed
by Brazil, France, Argentina, England, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Denmark
and Netherlands.
FIFA said the new ranking method named relies on adding/subtracting
points won or lost for a game to/from the previous point totals rather
than averaging game points over a given time period as in the previous
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FIFA Rankings: Super Falcons Climb To 38th Position - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 29, 2019
Nigeriahas climbed to the 38th position in the latest FIFA women’s world rankingsreleased on the FIFA official website on Friday.
TheSuper Falcons maintained their position as number one in Africa after amassinga total of 1,599 points and moving just one spot upwards from their previous39th position on the 155 team rankings.
theranking is coming barely three months ahead of the Women’s FIFA World Cup,which is scheduled to hold in France from June 7 to July 7.
TheSuper Falcons current position was boosted by their third place finish at afour-nation invitational tournament in China and an impressive run in a12-nation tourney in Cyprus.
Thereigning African champions ended the competition on a positive note with twowins and two defeats after beating Slovakia 4-3 and trouncing Thailand 3-0 tofinish on seventh position.
Nigeriawas followed on the rankings by Cameroon who maintained their 46th positionwith a total of 1,499 points, while South Africa dropped one spot to the 49thposition with 1,485 points to finish third on the continent.


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FIFA U-17 World Cup: Eaglets To Depart For Brazil Training Tour October 8 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
October 2, 2019
Nigeria’sGolden Eaglets are expected to leave the country on 8 October forBrazil for the final build up to the FIFA Under-17 World Cup billed for SouthAmerican nation.
Theteam’s Head Coach Manu Garba explained that thirty players would make the tripto Brazil before the final twenty-one-man list is selected.
Garbawas quoted as saying that the closed camping in Sao Paulo will afford thetechnical crew the chance to fully access all the 30 players before a decisionis made on the 21 that will don Nigeria colours in Brazil.
TheCoach commended the UEFA/CAF tournament in Turkey and stressed that the threegames they played have assisted them to notice mistakes that must be correctedbefore the start of the World Cup.

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FIFA U-17 WWC: Olowookere Optimistic Flamingos Will Beat Chile - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 17, 2022
He noted that the team was set win the match so as to advance to the knockout stage of the competition, adding that the same approach used to defeat New Zealand on Friday will also be applied in the third match.
The Nigerian side lost its first match against Germany 2-1, and beat New Zealand 4-0 in their second match
Nigeria are in Group-B alongside Germany, Chile and New Zealand. The 2022 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup began on Tuesday and will end on October 30.

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FIFA U-20 Women’s W’cup: Lagos State Gov’t Says It Is Ready To Host The Competition In 2020 - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
August 6, 2019
The Lagos State SportsCommission led by the Executive Chairman, Kweku Tandoh, on Tuesday said thestate was ready to host FIFA Under 20 Women’s World Cup in 2020.
Tandoh made theassertion on the sidelines of the four-day inspection of facilities andequipment by a FIFA inspection team based on the expression of Nigeria’s bid tohost the 10 FIFA Under 20 Women’s World Cup.
Nigeria had put in abid to host the 10 championship scheduled for 2020.
However, following thebid, a FIFA five-man inspection team is in the country to supervise Nigeria’sexpression of interest to host the age-grade 16 nation championship.
Also, The President of the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Amaju Pinnick, said he was optimistic of Nigeria’s bid sailing through having met the required standards.

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: 504 Players To Compete For Honours - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 15, 2019
FIFA says the final squad list of players for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup is complete with eight days before the kick-off.
A statement issued by the FIFA Media Office said that 504 players would be representing the 24 teams to follow in the footsteps of global stars like Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi and Paul Pogba who were first discovered at the U-20 World Cup.
Nigeria’s National U-20 team; Flying Eagles, are among the players to compete for honours at the tournament.
They have been drawn in Group D with Qatar, Ukraine and USA in the tournament scheduled to hold from May 23 to June 15.
FIFA Deputy Secretary General (Football) Zvonimir Boban, who won the event in its former guise as the FIFA World Youth Championship with Yugoslavia in 1987 , said Chile 1987 marked his career and was optimistic Poland 2019 would do the same for the players.


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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles Draw USA, Ukraine, Qatar - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
February 25, 2019
Flying Eagles have been handed a fairly tricky FIFAUnder 20 World Cup draw, which sees them placed in Group D alongside Qatar,Ukraine and the United States of America.
According to the draw, Group A comprises hostsPoland, Colombia, Tahiti, Senegal, who finished runners-up at Niger Republic2019, while Group B consists of Mexico,  Italy, Japan, EcuadorHonduras, New Zealand, Uruguay and Norway are in Group C.
Group E housing Panama, African champions, Mali,France and Saudi Arabia, while Group F has Portugal, Korea Republic, Argentinaand South Africa.

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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Former International Tips Flying Eagles To Soar High In Poland - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 24, 2019
A former international and former Eagles player Dahiru Sadi has tipped the Flying Eagles to go very far in the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Poland.
The Flying Eagles are gunning for their first world title having finished as runners-up in 1989 in Saudi Arabia and 2005 in Holland and as third best in 1985 in Russia.
The Flying Eagles are expected to kick-start their campaign in Poland with their first group match against Qatar today, Friday.
The former Flying Eagles player expressed confidence that the team enjoyed adequate preparation, which he said should be enough to take them far in Poland.  He also said a bit of luck will be necessary for the team to succeed as he maintained that luck plays an important role in all human endeavours.
Sadi also said his confidence is based on the new players that were brought into the team after the AFCON championship in Niamey. He expressed hope that the newly introduced strikers in the team would deliver the goals in Poland.


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FIFA U-2019: Fresh Salutes F/Eagles Over World Cup Qualification - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 21, 2019
A member of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF ExecutiveAhmed Yusuf Fresh has commended the country’s Under-20 national football team,Flying Eagles for picking one of the tickets to represent Africa and the FIFAUnder-20 World Cup later in the year.
Fresh, who was reacting to the team’s outing at the recentlyconcluded CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Niger on his twitterhandle, also assured that the federation will always will give adequate supportto the country’s Under-20 national team as they prepare for the FIFA Under-20World Cup later in the year.
Fresh, who is also the federation’s Technical andDevelopment Committee Chairman, noted that the team had the best preparationsprior to the AFCON Under-20 tournament.

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Fifa U17 World Cup:  Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Mali To Represent Africa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 12, 2023
The four countries sealed their places following the conclusion of the quarter-final matches at the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON on Thursday.
The 2023 FIFA Under-17 World Cup will be the 19th edition of the biennial international men’s youth football tournament. It is contested by 24 teams of the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA from six confederations.
The tournament will be begin from November 10 to December 2 in a yet to be decided venue.
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets are the most successful team, having made eight appearances and winning a record, five FIFA Under-17 World Cup titles in 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013 and 2015.


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FIFA U17 World Cup:  Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Mali To Represent Africa. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 12, 2023
The four countries sealed their places following the conclusion of the quarter-final matches at the Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON on Thursday.
The 2023 FIFA Under-17 World Cup will be the 19th edition of the biennial international men’s youth football tournament. It is contested by 24 teams of the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA from six confederations.
The tournament will be begin from November 10 th to December 2 nd in a yet to be decided venue.
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets are the most successful team, having made eight appearances and winning a record, five FIFA Under- 17 World Cup titles in 1985, 1993, 2007, 2013 and 2015.


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FIFA U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles Confident Of Beating Senegal - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 3, 2019
Two–time silver medalists Nigeriabelieve they can overpower fellow African representatives Senegal, Monday nightand reach the FIFA U20 World Cup quarter-finals in Poland.
Flying Eagles Senegal, second atAfrica’s continental tournament in Niger Republic earlier in the year, whereNigeria finished fourth, topped Group A in Poland to reach the Round of 16,with Nigeria just squeezing through as one of the best four third-placefinishers.
However, the good old cliché saysfootball is no mathematics and anything can happen when eleven players opposeanother set of eleven players.
Even at the tournament in Poland, one canreflect on the group stage elimination of a skilful and cohesive Portugueseteam after being forced to a draw by homeward-bound South Africa, just asNorway, who pounded Honduras 12-0, left the tournament on the same day as theirvictims.
Coach Paul Aigbogun has close to afull squad to choose from, meaning defender Valentine Ozornwafor would be backat the heart of defence to partner Aliu Salawudeen.


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FIFA Under-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles Arrive In Lodz For Senegal Game - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
June 2, 2019
The delegation of Nigeria’s national under 20 malefootball team arrived in the city of Lodz afternoon.
Director of Communications at Nigeria FootballFederation NFF, Ademola Olajire, said the team were in the Polish city ahead oftheir FIFA Under 20 World Cup Round of 16 game on Monday.
The Flying Eagles are billed to face fellow Africanflagbearers Senegal.
Nigeria had finished third in Group D and onlyqualified as one of the best four third–place finishers in the six groups.
Senegal, Africa’s vice-champions, finished at thetop of Group A after two wins and a draw.
This early knockout round confrontation betweenNigeria and Senegal means depleted African presence going forward.
Already, South Africa’s Amajita are back inJohannesburg following group stage elimination.
The other African team, Mali, will have to battleArgentina at the same stage Tuesday evening.


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FIFA Women’s World Cup: Super Falcons Arrive Rennes For France Clash - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 14, 2019
Itwas a spirited Nigeria delegation that flew into the city of Rennes yesterdayfrom Grenoble, venue of their 2-0 defeat of Korea Republic on Wednesday at the8th FIFA Women’s World Cup.
The party was much more enlivened than thegroup that proceeded quietly and without ceremony from Reims to Grenoble,following the 3-0 spanking by Norway on Saturday.
Playersand officials are upbeat at their Best Western Plus Hotel Isidore in Rennes.
Theteam had light training session an hour after arrival, with the eleven playerswho started against Korea Republic using the gymnasium while the others wentrunning in the hotels.
TheSuper Falcons have a few days to rest and train hard for Monday’s clash with hostnation France
Rennes,located 55 kilometres south of the English Channel, is the largest city in theBrittany region, and with a population of over 200,000 people, is the 11th mostpopulous city in France.
A draw in Monday’s encounter will most certaintysee the African champions qualify for the Round of 16 at the 8th FIFA Women’sWorld Cup finals.


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FIFA World Cup: BON Says Free-To-Air Partnership With Events Great Opportunity For Nigerian Viewers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
June 8, 2019
Chairman Godfrey Ohuabunwa Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, BON has said the newly-signed partnership agreement between and world football governing body FIFA offers great opportunity for Nigerian football fans, BON’s Acting.
BON had on Friday announced its partnership with FIFA on free World Cup viewing of all World Cup matches this year.
It had said the agreement which makes BON FIFA’s exclusive free-to-air licensee in Nigeria includes all FIFA events this year, starting from the ongoing Under-20 World Cup in Poland.
Others are the also ongoing Women’s World Cup in France, the Under-17 World Cup in Brazil in October and the Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay in November.
Ohuabunwa said the agreement offers BON the opportunity of spending less on the acquisition of rights, making more money for its partner-stations and building better relationship with FIFA for the future.


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FIFA World Cup: Flying Eagles In Confident Mood As Team Arrives Poland - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 20, 2019
The Nigeria’s National Under-20 team captain Ikouwem Utin and his mates have expressed confidence that the Flying Eagles will do well at the 2019 FIFA World Cup in Poland.
The Flying Eagles who arrived Poland from Germany for the final leg of preparations had camped for three-weeks in Munich.
Team captain Ikouwem Udoh Utin said that the camping exercise in Germany has helped the team blend very well adding that the team will make Nigeria proud in Poland.
Also striker Henry Offia is optimistic that the team will go far in Poland 2019 and the lessons learned in camp will go a long way to help actualise this aim.
Goalkeeper Jonathan Zacalla, who is also one of the new faces in the team believes this team will give their best in Poland.
Nigeria will start her FIFA Under-20 World Cup campaign on 24th May against Group ‘D’ Foes Qatar before other duels against USA and Ukraine.


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Fight Against Corruption : Falana Asks FG To Declare Recovered Stolen Funds - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
September 6, 2019
Activist lawyer Femi Falana, SAN hasrequested the Federal Government to declare how much stolen funds it hasrecovered since 1999.
Also the first female SeniorAdvocate of Nigeria, SAN Folake Solanke agreed with Falana’s position when theyspoke at the 20 Mike Okonkwo Annual Lecture during thecelebration of the 74 birthday of the Presiding Bishop of TheRedeemed Evangelical Mission, Bishop Mike Okonkwo in Lagos.
Falana while delivering a lecture,titled: The Danger of Unequal Criminal Justice System in Nigeria, said theGovernment, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC hadrecovered over one trillion naira from looters through its whistle-blowerpolicy. The lawyer observed that the particular amount had not been declared,neither had the government said what the funds were used for.
He however, advised the governmentto use the funds to empower local government areas to provide jobs at thegrassroots to check unemployment and curb crime.


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Fight Against Insurgency: Nigeria Lauds U.S For Development Assistance - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 28, 2019
The Federal Government has commended the United States of America USA for its development assistance to the country and interventions in the fight against insurgency in the North-East.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mustapha Suleiman gave the commendation in Abuja during the commemoration of the 243rd Independence of the US organised by the US Embassy in Nigeria.
Suleiman, who was represented by Director, American and Caribbean Affairs of the Ministry, Obioma Nzewuji said that the U.S has been very supportive to Nigeria in different fields, urging both countries to sustain the collaborations.
On his part, the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington said that the greatest resources Nigeria had was the people of Nigeria, urging Nigerians to build on its human resources.
Symington explained that the wealth of Nigeria in human resources rest in the unity of the country in spite of its ethnic diversities.
He said this was a challenge in other countries but Nigeria had effectively overcome the challenge of ethnic diversities and have built the country into a “Big Idea”.


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Fighting Corruption: Magu Seeks NSCDC Collaboration Against Graft - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
August 7, 2019
The Acting Chairman ofthe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, has urged theNigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), to partner the Commission inthe fight against economic and financial crimes and corruption in the country.
The Command’s PublicRelations Officers, Orndiir Terzungwe, made the disclosure in a press statementissued in Kaduna.
Terzungwe said Magumade the appeal through the Kaduna Zonal Head of the Commission, MailafiaYakubu, during a courtesy visit to the newly posted State Commandant of theCorps, Babangida Dutsinma, in his office in Kaduna.
Mailafia thanked theCommandant for the visit, saying the Corps had history of cordial relationshipwith the Commission especially in terms of assisting in fishing out criminalsengaging in illegal oil bunkering and other economic crimes in the country.
The Spokesman said thecommandant of NSCDC in his opening remark, said he was in the EFCC to partnerand to solicit for closer relationship in order to secure national assets andfor intelligence gathering.

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Fighting Corruption: Nigerians Should Live Within Their Means -Buhari - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 7, 2022
He added that as long as Nigerians want to live flamboyantly, corruption
would continue to thrive.
Buhari said this in an interview with the national broadcaster, NTA on
Thursday.
When asked about the new leadership of the anti-graft agency,
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and how the fight against
corruption had been revamped, Buhari said, “The problem of corruption
is a continuous one for a developing country like Nigeria. People have to
accept living within their means. As long as people don’t want to live
within their means, so long will corruption be with us.”
Speaking further, the president said, “The best way is funding by
departments, ministries and especially by states.
Fighting corruption has been a major campaign point of the Buhari’s
regime from its inception and had been repeated over the year. However,
stakeholders have varied thoughts on the success of the anti-corruption
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Fighting Corruption: Saraki Calls For Progress As Federal Audit Service Bill Passes - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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May 22, 2019
Senate President of Nigeria, BukolaSaraki has called for the strengthening of institutions as the governmentcontinues in its fight against corruption.
Saraki made the remark duringplenary on Wednesday after the Federal Audit Sevice Bill was passed by the senateafter the third reading.
The senate president expressed hopethat President Muhammadu Buhari would sign the bill.
He called the bill a bedrock in thefight against corruption, stating that the bill tackles issues ofnon-accountability of numerous agencies in the Nigerian government.
Senator Matthew Urhoghiderepresenting the Edo South senatorial district presented the report of theCommittee on Public Accounts on the Federal Audit Service Bill, 2019.
Senator Ibrahim Gobir seconded thatthe Senate has received and consider the report of the Committee on PublicAccounts on the Federal Audit Service Bill, 2019.


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Fighting Crime: Bandits’ Errand Boy Among 32 Arrested Suspects - Police - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 1, 2021
Force Spokesman Frank Mba at a media briefing in Abuja said Mohammed was arrested in Saminaka, Kaduna State, while conveying 250 rounds of live ammunition and five AK47 magazines to bandits in Niger State.
He explained that efforts were being intensified by operatives to arrest all suspects in connection with the deal, adding that six members of a car robbery gang had also been arrested by operatives of the Police Special Tactical Squad, STS.
The Spokesman said the suspects work in a coordinated manner, steal cars from different parts of Nigeria and smuggle them to Niger Republic.
Mba added that the gang has a standby buyer in Niger Republic who works on the cars and maintain them for more economic value before sending them back to Nigeria for sale. He said the car buyer is also, a dealer in weapons and spay for the cars either in cash or exchange them with weapons.

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Fighting Crime: Police Parade 56 Suspects For Robbery, Terrorism, And Cattle-Rustling In Borno - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
December 11, 2019
The Borno State Police Command said it has arrested fifty-sixsuspects in connection with various offences in continuation of the Operation ‘PuffAdder’ in the past one month in the State.
The State Police Commissioner, Mohammed Aliyu, made thedisclosure while parading the suspects in Maiduguri, the State capital.
He said the suspects were apprehended at different timesand locations, over alleged robbery, act of terrorism, cattle-rustling andcriminal intimidation. Other offences are cheating, attempted kidnapping, rape,murder, adultery, public nuisance and possession of narcotic substances.
The commissioner reiterated the commitment of the Commandto protect lives and property, and called on the people to provide credibleinformation to the police to enhance security in the state.

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Fighting Crimes: Insecurity Persists Despite Buhari’s Many Counter Directives - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 20, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari’s orders to the nation’s securitychiefs appear not to have yielded the desired results, as insecurity continuesin parts of the country.
The President’s Riot Acts to the top security chiefs is asregular as the Security Council meetings held every week at the PresidentialVilla, Abuja. Yet, Nigerians in some states including Zamfara, Katsina, Kaduna,  Rivers, among others are battling with the menace ofkidnapping,  banditry and cultism.
The President, at a Security Council meeting, ordered themto be brutal with criminals and end banditry and kidnapping in the country.
The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, whomade the announcement after the meeting, said the President ordered them todeal ruthlessly with bandits and kidnappers.
He said the security meeting was to review the strategy thatwe are adopting in confronting security issues in Zamfara State especially, andother places nationwide.


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Fighting Crimes: Police Arrest 62 Suspected In 2 Weeks In Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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June 29, 2019
Fighting Crimes:  Police Arrest 62 Suspected In 2 Weeks InKaduna
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested nofewer than sixty two criminal suspects in two weeks.
The State’s Commissioner of Police Ali Janga announcedthis at a news briefing at the command Headquarters, Kaduna.
Janja said that the command continued to intensify afurious manhunt on bandits and other criminals across the Command through somecarefully planned strategic operations including ‘Operation Puff Adder’
He said that the operation was launched by theInspector General of Police Mohammed Abubakar .
He added that the command has recorded somesuccesses within the past two weeks with the arrest of sixty two suspects ondifferent crimes and belonging to different suspected criminal gangs thatterrorize citizens of the State.
He identified the nature of the crimes to include:criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, car snatching and Illegal possession oflive ammunition, and  rape among others.


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Fighting Crimes: Police Parade 34 Suspected Kidnappers, Bandits Terrorising Kaduna - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
April 27, 2019
The Kaduna StatePolice Command has paraded thirty four suspected criminals, includingkidnappers and armed bandits terrorising the state.
The command alsoarrested suspects alleged to have rustled over three hundred cattle and sheep.
All the suspects arecurrently undergoing further investigation.
The state’s PoliceCommissioner, Ahmad Abdulrahman who announced this at a news briefing, said theCommand had embarked on raid of bandits and other criminals causing unrest inthe state, leading to the successful arrest of the suspects.He stated that thedetermination to flush out the miscreants was evident with the recentlylaunched Operation Puff Adder by the acting Inspector General of PoliceMohammed Adamu, and the subsequent confidence building campaign of the Command,particularly along Kaduna-Abuja Expressway.


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Fighting Criminality: Buhari Seeks Traditional Rulers Support - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
March 1, 2019
President Muhammadu Buhari has welcomed traditionalrulers in the country to the Next Level, urging them to be prepared to play acrucial role in the prevention and detection of criminal activities in theirdomains.
The President’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, said Buharimade the call when he received members of the National Council of TraditionalRulers led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar the 3,at State House, Abuja.
The President noted that involving the royal fathershad become necessary in view of the deep knowledge of their localities.
President Buhari listed several efforts by hisadministration to enhance national security while emphasising the need forstability in the country.
The Sultan of Sokoto and Chairman of the Council, told President Buhari that the leadership of the council was in the presidential villa to congratulate and felicitate with him over his re-election, on behalf of all the Traditional Rulers in Nigeria.


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Fighting Human Trafficking: Clergy Harps On Servanthood - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 29, 2019
The Parish Priest of Saint Mathew’s Anglican Church, Maitama, Venerable Oludare Otoki has called on Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of servanthood to fight human trafficking in the country.
Otokimade the call during a sermon at a special thanksgiving service organised forthe National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP inAbuja to commemorate the 2019 World Against Human Trafficking Day slated forJuly 30.
Hesaid that prayers had been made to God to give Nigeria a servant leader thatwould take the country to a greater height.
Accordingto the Priest, the country needs a servant leader to motivate it intogreatness. He stressed a servant leader that will motivate Nigeria togreatness.
Accordingto Otoki, what NAPTIP is doing in the fight against human trafficking is inconsonant with the principles of the Bible.
Alsothe agency’s Director-General Julie Okah-Donli urged Nigerians to report anycase of human trafficking within their domain. She said that the church servicewas also to educate Nigerians and to enlighten them on the dangers of humantrafficking.


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Fighting Insecurity: FCT Police Raid Abuja Bandits’ Relaxation Camp, Arrest 311. - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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February 15, 2024
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command have arrested a total of 311 suspects, 297 males and 14 females, in a bandits’ relaxation camp called “Game House” in Gidan Dambe, Dei Dei, Abuja.
Some guns and ammunition, swords, knives, axes, daggers, motorcycles, and several mobile phones, were recovered during the operation.
The FCT Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, disclosed this on Monday, during a parade of the suspects at the Intelligence Response Team unit  Guzape, Abuja.
He noted that police operatives on Sunday, acting on credible intelligence that bandits, kidnappers, and armed robbers usually return to the “Game House” to relax and entertain themselves, arrested the 311 suspects within 20 minutes of storming the area.
The FCT has been experiencing a surge in kidnapping and bandit attacks in recent times.

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Fighting Insecurity: NAF Neutralises 20 Bandits Near Rugu Forest In Zamfara - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 7, 2019
The Nigerian Air Force NAF says its Air Task Force for “Operation DIRAN MIKIYA” has destroyed  the camp of a major kingpin, Alhaji Lawal, neutralising up to 20 of his fighters near Rugu Forest in Zamfara.
NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made this known in a statement today in Abuja.
Daramola said that the dawn attack was executed after credible intelligence indicated that the notorious kingpin was camped, along with dozens of his fighters, at a settlement about 4 Km west of Rugu Forest.
He said that the settlement was where Lawal kept  his logistics supplies, coordinated operations and launched attacks against security forces as well as innocent civilians.
He said the attack helicopter carried out mop-up attacks on the target, adding no fewer than 20 bandits were neutralised in the air strikes.
The spokesman said the NAF, working in consonance with surface forces and other security agencies, would sustain its operations to flush the bandits out of the North West of the country.


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Fighting Insurgency: Army Kills Two Terrorists Attempting Moving Into Sambisa - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 4
May 28, 2019
The Army said today that it killed two terrorists, who attempted to cross into the Sambisa forest from Gwoza-Dure Road in Borno State.
The Acting Director Army Public Relations Colonel Sagir Musa, confirmed this in a statement.
Musa said that the incident occurred on Sunday as troops embarked on a fighting patrol under the newly inaugurated “Operation Hallaka Dodo’’ by the 7 Division, Maiduguri.
He said that the terrorists were attempting to move into the forest with supplies for their fellow insurgents when the troops engaged them.
He said that assorted drugs and medicines were recovered from them.
Musa added that although the situation within the general area of the Division was calm, Operation Hallaka Dodo was being conducted by all Brigades and Battalions in their areas of responsibility.


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Fighting Insurgency: Buratai Says Nigerian Army Is Determined To Defeat All Forms Of Security Challenges - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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July 1, 2019
The Chief of ArmyStaff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has said that Nigerian Army is morethan ever determined to ensure total defeat of all forms of security challengesin various parts of Nigeria.
Buratai gave theassurance in Lagos at an inter-denominational church service held incommemoration of the 2019 Nigerian Army Day Celebration NADCEL at IkejaCantonment.
Buratai who wasrepresented by Major General Adekunle Shodunke, the Chief of Army Standard andEvaluation, urged his personnel to keep up the momentum so that in no distantfuture the security challenges facing the country would be things of the past.
On the celebration, hesaid that it would afford the Nigerian Army family the cherished opportunity todisplay the army’s rich history, values and modest achievements.
The army chief alsosaid that the celebration was being held jointly with the Combat Support ArmsTraining week COSAT.


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Fighting Insurgency: Buratai Says Nigerian Army Ready To Deal With Remnants Of Terrorist Groups - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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April 29, 2019